Belle Vernon vs Point Marion

A side-by-side comparison of Belle Vernon and Point Marion: population, income, housing, and more.

Belle Vernon and Point Marion are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Point Marion has the higher population (1,151 vs 909 in Belle Vernon). Point Marion has the higher median household income ($50,781 vs $38,992 in Belle Vernon). Belle Vernon has the higher median home value ($135,800 vs $94,700 in Point Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Belle Vernon	Point Marion
Population	909	1,151
Median age	45.0 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$38,992	$50,781
Median home value	$135,800	$94,700
Median gross rent	$715	$925
Housing units	650	498
Homeownership rate	35.3%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belle Vernon	Point Marion
Population	916 → 909 (-0.8%)	1,280 → 1,151 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$28,500 → $38,992 (+36.8%)	$53,313 → $50,781 (-4.7%)
Median home value	$86,100 → $135,800 (+57.7%)	$70,800 → $94,700 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$578 → $715 (+23.7%)	$850 → $925 (+8.8%)

Belle Vernon

Population

916909

Median household income

$28,500$38,992

Median home value

$86,100$135,800

Median gross rent

$578$715

Point Marion

Population

1,2801,151

Median household income

$53,313$50,781

Median home value

$70,800$94,700

Median gross rent

$850$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belle Vernon	Point Marion
Under 5	6.3%	7.6%
5 to 17	10.5%	16.9%
18 to 24	3.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	16.3%	13.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	16.2%
45 to 54	5.3%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.6%	11.6%
65 to 74	16.3%	8.4%
75 and over	14.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belle Vernon	Point Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	92.5%
Black or African American	4.5%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	8.7%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belle Vernon	Point Marion
No high school diploma	1.9%	17.4%
High school graduate	54.9%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belle Vernon	Point Marion
Drove alone	90.0%	79.7%
Carpooled	1.5%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	6.4%
Bicycle	4.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	7.6%
Other means	0.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belle Vernon	Point Marion
1-unit, detached	43.2%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	8.3%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	15.8%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	6.6%
20 or more units	19.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Belle Vernon	Point Marion
Poverty rate	21.0%	28.1%
Average household size	1.70	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1956	1938